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Tinder rapist Nevin has jail term increased
Summary
Patrick Nevin, a 38‑year‑old serial sex offender, had his 12‑year jail term increased by two and a half years after an appeal by the State. Nevin had attacked three women he met on Tinder in July 2014, raping one in Bellewstown and assaulting two others in County Meath. He had previously been sentenced to five and a half years for a third assault at UCD. The Court of Appeal found the original 14‑year sentence for the rape and eight‑year sentence for the assault too lenient, noting aggravating factors such as the rapid succession of attacks, premeditation, and a prior conviction for threatening to kill a woman. The court substituted a 10‑year sentence for the rape, made the rape and assault sentences consecutive, and suspended the final three and a half years, raising Nevin's net sentence to 14½ years. The probation period remains five years post‑release. Victims and Nevin attended the hearings remotely.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Tinder rapist Nevin has jail term increased. Charges or matters: raping one woman at Bellewstown, Co Meath that July 12th, and to sexual assault four days later of a second woman at an unknown place in Co Meath. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- July 2014 Incident
- July 12th Incident
- July 23rd Incident
- 2020-07-31 Publication
Why: Justice Kennedy explained that, although they were reducing the sentence for the rape, they were making both sentences consecutive, resulting in an indicative sentence of 18 years. CNI source report
Case subjects
Background Person
Charges: raping one woman at Bellewstown, Co Meath that July 12th, and to sexual assault four days later of a second woman at an unknown place in Co Meath (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: These included that there was a campaign of offences just days apart, Nevin's tricking of the victims into positions of vulnerability by driving them in his car to remote locations, the fact that he had carried out the attacks while under a suspended sentence for possession of a firearm and his premeditation. They suspended the final three and a half years of that 18 years, bringing Nevin's net sentence up from 12 years to 14 and a half years.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- Mounttown Road
- Arbour Hill Prison
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